Changes in Glasshoughton

Glasshoughton is situated on the M62 between the major junctions with the A1 and M1.  Pontefract railway line cuts through the site so there is the possibility of a station being opened.  The site developers think that there are 7.5 million people within a one hour drive time of the site.

Until very recently, a large area of Glasshoughton looked like this.

Now it looks like this.

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Initially, over 335 acres of spoil heaps, contaminated and derelict land were to be reclaimed.